Ta-da! Woah!
Greetings
Hello, what's your name? Greetings
Hello, what's your name?
My name is Ly
My name is Thuy
Nice to meet you
My name is Celina
*Corrects Vietnamese grammar*
My name is Celina (with correct grammar), sorry
Today Ly is going to teach us how to make pho, Chef Ly!
Yes, Chef Ly okay
Let's get started!
Yes but now you need to put on the apron
Doesn't really match my outfit but I'll put it on
I think it's good on you
Oh thank you
I never wear this, this is the first time
I've never seen you wear an apron
Okay now I'm going to show you how to prepare the stock for beef pho
I will buy the bones in the market
the beef bones ok
then I will wash it clean it ok
then I use the pot with a lot of boiling water like that
so I boil for about 30 minutes half an hour
30 minutes okay
then when it turns strong boil I will throw away that water
wait why?
it's very dirty okay
to kind of like clean it cleaning the bones it's very dirty okay
to kind of like clean it cleaning the bones
after that I use the new water
and put into the pot until now okay
That I know and put into the pot until now okay
That I know
and so please don't choose the head or the neck for the stock
they will turn the broth sour
the head and the neck of the cow
just use the thighs
That's just for the stock but for the flavor
We need to have something like that together okay
So everything here I already clean it for you
So can you tell me what are these?
Uhm ginger onions and shallots
Yes so good!
C'mon I cook before what you think?
Ok so those ones we need to grill it
Grill right usually for pho you have to grill it
Why do we grill it?
Oh I have no idea why
Wait I know it gives it a different flavor
more flavor it gives it more depth
Yes ok that's good
We need to prepare some of the spices
This is cinnamon
That's correct!
and what is this?
That is the black cardamom
Black cardamom ohhh
Smell it
I know usually people use cloves
Actually when we roast the spices we still have some coriander seeds and fennel
Fennel and coriander seeds together
For you I just choose 4 of them to put into the stock
At home I use a chopstick and I stab it in the onion and roast it over the fire
So impressive
How long ago was this I've never seen you do that?
Uhm actually I cooked pho one time for when I met your dad
and we invited friends over to come to the studio the house Uhm actually I cooked pho one time for when I met your dad
and we invited friends over to come to the studio the house
but then...I learned the recipe from my aunt
Why not from grandma she makes the best pho?
At that time my aunt was the one who cooked at home for us
And she told to make the broth sweet you put sugarcane
And I put too much sugarcane
It's too sweet
After that I just keep put on water and water but it was a disaster
So that's why I never cook pho again
What did you guys eat that night?
Uhm I think we bought ham and bread
When grandma makes pho she uses galangal
She also puts a lot of MSG
Ah it's burning! Oh it's so fragrant
Alright now turn off the fire
I love *mispronounces Vietnamese word for shallot*
Yeah
*correct pronunciation*
At home I only speak to her in Vietnamese
No you never speak Vietnamese to me
You speak in English
No that's not true
Sorry! It's okay, it's okay!
So now you know how often she's in the kitchen
Kitchen what?
That means that we know if you cook often or not
Ok just take these ones out
Alright and now to seasoning it
It's very easy I don't put the MSG into the stock
We have some of the salt
Salt okay
Sugar
Okay and of course we have fish sauce
Yes fish sauce
It's very important essential
You will help me to seasoning it okay
Okay
First we put salt right?
Yes that's right
How many spoons of salt should I put?
If I put this whole things it's going to be too salty
Ok I think three spoons is enough
Then sugar
It's ok just just season it gradually
I'm so scared after my pho disaster
I think I'll start off with 2 spoons
After 3 spoons of salt and 2 spoons of sugar
So bland
Too bland
Normally I like to eat pho slightly underseasoned
I don't want it too salty
Too salty!
Usually for fish sauce, do you put a lot or a little bit?
Less than salt because too much fish sauce will turn the broth sour
Still salty
I add a little bit more sugar
Okay
It's going to be a disaster again haha I remember
It's think it's good
Just right
What does the teacher think? The teacher's opinion is the most important
Okay it's delicious
It's delicious okay!
It's ready so now we're going to prepare the noodles
This is fresh pho
We don't boil the noodles long right?
No we just want to heat them a little and sometimes the noodles are dusty from the market so you just want to clean them
Let me do it
Let you do it
I actually do this regularly
Her let show you I take this thing
Like the water
Oh you do that okay
Professional
Okay one more time
Wow you really are a master
And then you transfer to your bowl again
You know when local Vietnamese come to America they say the pho in America is better
because the beef in America tastes better
Yeah the meat is softer right?
But when local Vietnamese people go to Australia
they says that Australian pho is better than American pho
I think Australian beef is too soft
It's softer than Vietnamese beef
Vietnamese beef is slightly chewy
That's right Vietnamese beef is chewy
But Vietnamese people like to eat their meat chewy
Chew like the chicken feet
Now it's time for you to tell me all the herbs here Chew like the chicken feet
Now it's time for you to tell me all the herbs here
Which one is this?
*Vietnamese word for lemon mint*
What is húng cây?
It means lemon mint
Lemon mint mmmm
Minty?
Vietnam's specialty is that their herbs are very fragrant
more fragrant than American herbs
Thai basil
I love this one
This is? *Vietnamese word for coriander*
Long coriander This is? *Vietnamese word for coriander*
Long coriander
Okay and actually when we try the pho we need to have some hoisin sauce
*Vietnamese word for hoisin sauce*
and some of the hot chili suace
Sriracha!
Some lime and sweet chili only
It's not boiling yet
I'm so hungry
Poor thing she hasn't eaten anything all day
You know the other day me and your dad travel to Minneapolis
In the airport they serve pho like they serve pizza or something
Right in Minneapolis
Right now pho is really popular in America
I like mine with a lot of onions
How do you like your onions?
I like my onions raw but that's just my own preference
I like a lot of lime
I like it to be sour
Let's do some lemon mint
Okay I take some of the Thai basil
We put some fresh chili to add some color and beauty to our bowl
Okay it's done
So beautiful
I'm glad we learned something new today
Not new I know how to make pho I'm just never in the kitchen
I don't do it but I kind of like... we have to put ginger
Grandma uses galangal
And then we grill the onions Grandma uses galangal
And then we grill the onions
What's great are the spice so you need cinnamon
and then we learned...
And then the shallot you know *french word for shallot* and then we learned...
And then the shallot you know *french word for shallot*
I'm glad we got to do something together because I don't think I've ever cooked with you before
Did you have fun?
Very much
The most important part is choosing the bones
Grandma says if you use a lot of bones the broth will be sweeter
You know then the broth is natural and you don't have to add MSG
But grandma I think she puts twice as much bones as normal people
She puts way more that's why it's really good
We grew up very American but... you know we went to American school and we spoke English but
We always ate Vietnamese food
Yes at home yes
For me pho is how I connect to Vietnamese culture
When we came to America like in the nineties sushi or or Japanese restaurants
But lately you know there's the booming of Asian food and also
How do you call that like the mix of the flavors?
Fusion
Fusion yeah
is very trendy
Yeah very trendy so
I think the best dishes in Vietnamese cooking are the things that sit in the pot for a long time
Pho, braised pork, braised fish...
Hu Tieu?
But they say that's Chinese but actually hu tieu
Have you ever had hu tieu nam vang?
Yeah I had for the first time it was really good
Well maybe now we can open a restaurant since Vietnamese food is so trendy
No I think we should open a bakery
I can get dad on the show
What you ask him to do?
Maybe look at trees he really likes nature
What does he like to do?
He works a lot in the recording studio
I've never heard him sing
Why don't you come and observe him
and then ask him questions
You know I think that's great
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